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Pick of the WeekCatfight
What is it? Two old college friends cross paths as adults and beat the ever-loving crap out of each other.
Why see it? Onur Tukel’s latest is also his best thanks in part to the lead performances by Sandra Oh and Anne Heche. They do a good job of manipulating our sympathies and concerns ensuring that our loyalties shift from act to act. Themes of female friendships, class distinctions, and redemption run through alongside a satirical look at modern life, and there’s a terrifically wicked streak throughout. Funny, smart, and brutal are all apt descriptors for this cynical look at our violent selves.
[Blu-ray/DVD extras: Commentaries, featurette, deleted scenes]
Catfight...
Welcome to this week in home video! Click the title to buy a Blu-ray/DVD from Amazon and help support Fsr in the process!
Pick of the WeekCatfight
What is it? Two old college friends cross paths as adults and beat the ever-loving crap out of each other.
Why see it? Onur Tukel’s latest is also his best thanks in part to the lead performances by Sandra Oh and Anne Heche. They do a good job of manipulating our sympathies and concerns ensuring that our loyalties shift from act to act. Themes of female friendships, class distinctions, and redemption run through alongside a satirical look at modern life, and there’s a terrifically wicked streak throughout. Funny, smart, and brutal are all apt descriptors for this cynical look at our violent selves.
[Blu-ray/DVD extras: Commentaries, featurette, deleted scenes]
Catfight...
- 4/25/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
‘Bokeh’ Is Devastatingly Beautiful and Beautifully DevastatingIf you have to be depressed and alone somewhere there are far worse places to go than Iceland.
Isolation can be a terrifying experience. The feeling that you’re all alone in the world is frightening even in a metaphorical sense, but to realize that you’re quite literally alone? That no one — stranger or loved one alike — is going to be there for you? It’s the makings of a nightmare.
Jenai (Maika Monroe) and Riley (Matt O’Leary) at least have each other when the rest of the planet’s human population suddenly disappears. Or do they?
The young couple have come to Iceland for a vacation away from the bustle of life, and they’re floored by the island country’s endless beauty. They interact with the locals, get busy in hot springs, and strengthen the love they feel for each other. The...
Isolation can be a terrifying experience. The feeling that you’re all alone in the world is frightening even in a metaphorical sense, but to realize that you’re quite literally alone? That no one — stranger or loved one alike — is going to be there for you? It’s the makings of a nightmare.
Jenai (Maika Monroe) and Riley (Matt O’Leary) at least have each other when the rest of the planet’s human population suddenly disappears. Or do they?
The young couple have come to Iceland for a vacation away from the bustle of life, and they’re floored by the island country’s endless beauty. They interact with the locals, get busy in hot springs, and strengthen the love they feel for each other. The...
- 4/6/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… A pretty blur of an apocalypse happens to pretty, blurry people in this dull Sf drama. This end of the world brought to you by the Reykjavik Tourist Board. I’m “biast” (pro): big science fiction fan
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Bokeh is a photographic term that, to quote Wikipedia, means “the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image.” I suppose that the philosophical application of that could be something like: “Life is what is happening in the foreground, and all the stuff that’s out of focus behind you may be pretty but isn’t as important.” And I suppose that that is meant to be advice to — or a lesson to be learned by — Jenai (Maika Monroe: Independence Day: Resurgence, The 5th Wave) and Riley...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Bokeh is a photographic term that, to quote Wikipedia, means “the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image.” I suppose that the philosophical application of that could be something like: “Life is what is happening in the foreground, and all the stuff that’s out of focus behind you may be pretty but isn’t as important.” And I suppose that that is meant to be advice to — or a lesson to be learned by — Jenai (Maika Monroe: Independence Day: Resurgence, The 5th Wave) and Riley...
- 3/30/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Jenai (Maika Monroe) and Riley (Matt O’Leary) are an American couple vacationing in Iceland. One morning, they wake up to find that they are inexplicably the last people left in the place, and the world. With this simple setup, Bokeh resembles another in a long line of apocalyptic dramas, but directors and co-writers Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan do enough things differently to make it stand out from the rest. Unlike the typical apocalyptic protagonists who immediately assume the worst, Riley and Jenai don’t resort to panicking and breaking down into hysterics; after their initial confusion, they’re perfectly content to explore their surroundings and go on adventures together, at least until isolation starts creeping in. The idyllic surroundings are the perfect place for their relationship...
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- 3/23/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
So we’re going to try something different this week, because the Weekend Warrior has been getting a little long in the tooth, and we’re worried that our busy readers may prefer shorter and more concise pieces. We’ll give this a try over the next few weeks and maybe I’ll write a little more when there’s a bigger movie opening.
How Will Power Rangers and Two Other Movies Fare Against Disney’s Beauty and the Beast?
This past weekend, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast reigned supreme with nearly $175 million--over $20 million more than my prediction (ouch!)--and even with a substantial drop this weekend, it’s unlikely that any of the three new movies will be able to...
So we’re going to try something different this week, because the Weekend Warrior has been getting a little long in the tooth, and we’re worried that our busy readers may prefer shorter and more concise pieces. We’ll give this a try over the next few weeks and maybe I’ll write a little more when there’s a bigger movie opening.
How Will Power Rangers and Two Other Movies Fare Against Disney’s Beauty and the Beast?
This past weekend, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast reigned supreme with nearly $175 million--over $20 million more than my prediction (ouch!)--and even with a substantial drop this weekend, it’s unlikely that any of the three new movies will be able to...
- 3/23/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
At the beginning of Bokeh — the debut of writer-director duo Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan — an idyllic montage introduces us to a young couple (Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary) traveling through a scenic Iceland for their five-day getaway. Accompanied by dreamlike music, we watch them pass by the gorgeous landscapes and cold tundras of this mysterious realm. And as the montage goes on, an issue starts to arise. Instead of feeling like we’re getting to know these characters, we, too, feel like tourists — not just to the lush Icelandic vistas, but to the characters themselves.
These opening moments, which should function as groundwork for a dynamic relationship, are stylized in such a way as to feel like a demo reel for an Icelandic visitation website — beautifully shot, but devoid of character. Throughout the rest of the film, Orthewin and Sullivan make the costly mistake of returning to this montage-heavy crutch,...
These opening moments, which should function as groundwork for a dynamic relationship, are stylized in such a way as to feel like a demo reel for an Icelandic visitation website — beautifully shot, but devoid of character. Throughout the rest of the film, Orthewin and Sullivan make the costly mistake of returning to this montage-heavy crutch,...
- 3/22/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
In Raz Degan’s new documentary, “The Last Shaman,” the expansive world surrounding Ayahuasca, an ancient Amazonian healing plant, is delved into, and the way events unfolded even ended up surprising the director himself.
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The film follows James Freeman, a young man who is faced with a debilitating and incurable depression. In an attempt to take his life into his own hands, he travels to the Amazon jungle to experience the healing properties of Ayahuasca and the world around it.
When Degan began work on the documentary, he sought out to capture how Ayahuasca’s power could potentially save the world, until one night he saw a man die during the ceremony. With events taking such a drastic turn, it became clear to Degan that there was much to uncover, which lead him to James, the film’s sole subject.
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The film follows James Freeman, a young man who is faced with a debilitating and incurable depression. In an attempt to take his life into his own hands, he travels to the Amazon jungle to experience the healing properties of Ayahuasca and the world around it.
When Degan began work on the documentary, he sought out to capture how Ayahuasca’s power could potentially save the world, until one night he saw a man die during the ceremony. With events taking such a drastic turn, it became clear to Degan that there was much to uncover, which lead him to James, the film’s sole subject.
- 3/22/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
Blake Robbins’ new film “The Scent of Rain & Lightning” tells the story of one girl’s search for answers and what grief and revenge can do to a tightly knit midwestern community.
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Based on the best-selling novel, the film follows a young woman (Maika Monroe) as she learns her parents’ killer has been released from jail. When rumblings in her small Oklahoma town suggest he may be innocent, she questions everything from the police investigation to the witnesses, uncovering her own family secrets to piece together the shocking truth.
Alongside Monroe, the film features Maggie Grace (“Lost”), Mark Webber (“Green Room,” “Scott Pilgrim vs the World”), Bonnie Bedelia (“Parenthood”), Will Patton (“The Good Wife”) and Justin Chatwin (“Shameless”).
“The Scent of Rain & Lightning” makes its world premiere at the upcoming Atlanta Film Festival.
Read More: ‘Bokeh’ Exclusive Clip: Maika Monroe Faces the End of the World in Sci-Fi Drama — Watch
Based on the best-selling novel, the film follows a young woman (Maika Monroe) as she learns her parents’ killer has been released from jail. When rumblings in her small Oklahoma town suggest he may be innocent, she questions everything from the police investigation to the witnesses, uncovering her own family secrets to piece together the shocking truth.
Alongside Monroe, the film features Maggie Grace (“Lost”), Mark Webber (“Green Room,” “Scott Pilgrim vs the World”), Bonnie Bedelia (“Parenthood”), Will Patton (“The Good Wife”) and Justin Chatwin (“Shameless”).
“The Scent of Rain & Lightning” makes its world premiere at the upcoming Atlanta Film Festival.
- 3/21/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan’s new film “Bokeh” answers the question no one ever really wants to ask themselves: What would you do if you were the last person left on earth?
Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary star as a young couple on vacation in Iceland who wake up after a beam of light shoots across the sky, only to discover that every other person in the world has disappeared. They are left to fend for themselves and try to survive, all while trying to make sense of this mysterious event.
Read More: ‘Bokeh’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Stars in Sci-Fi Drama About The Last Couple on Earth
Rising star Monroe first broke through in the 2014 horror film “It Follows,” followed by subsequent turns in “The Guest” and “Independence Day: Resurgence,” while O’Leary is best known for his role in Rian Johnson’s debut “Brick,” as well as...
Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary star as a young couple on vacation in Iceland who wake up after a beam of light shoots across the sky, only to discover that every other person in the world has disappeared. They are left to fend for themselves and try to survive, all while trying to make sense of this mysterious event.
Read More: ‘Bokeh’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Stars in Sci-Fi Drama About The Last Couple on Earth
Rising star Monroe first broke through in the 2014 horror film “It Follows,” followed by subsequent turns in “The Guest” and “Independence Day: Resurgence,” while O’Leary is best known for his role in Rian Johnson’s debut “Brick,” as well as...
- 3/21/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is well under way and will be screening films through Saturday, February 11. One of these films is the Australian comedy “That’s Not Me” from filmmaking team Gregory Erdstein and Alice Foulcher. The film follows Polly (Foulcher) who wants to make it as an actor, but those dreams are shattered when her identical twin sister Amy lands a role on an HBO show and starts dating actor Jared Leto. Frequently mistaken for her sister, Polly decides to use her sister’s celebrity to her own advantage, ultimately leading to disastrous consequences. The film co-stars Isabel Lucas (“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”), Richard Davies (“Offspring”) and more. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
Read More: ‘Bokeh’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Stars in Sci-Fi Drama About The Last Couple on Earth
This is Erdstein and Foulcher’s debut feature. Erdstein has collaborated with Foulcher on a number of short films,...
Read More: ‘Bokeh’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Stars in Sci-Fi Drama About The Last Couple on Earth
This is Erdstein and Foulcher’s debut feature. Erdstein has collaborated with Foulcher on a number of short films,...
- 2/3/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
In Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan’s new film “Bokeh,” a young American couple wake up to discover their world has completely changed during a romantic getaway in Iceland. After a flash of light shoots across the sky, the next day Jenai (Maika Monroe) and Riley (Matt O’Leary) discover that every person on earth has disappeared. As they struggle to survive, the mysterious event leads them to reconsider everything they know about themselves and start to wonder if perhaps they should leave too. Watch a trailer for the film below.
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Monroe is best known for starring in David Robert Mitchell’s 2014 horror film “It Follows,” as well as her turns in “The Guest” and “Independence Day: Resurgence.” She’s set to star in many upcoming films including “Felt,” a biopic of FBI agent Mark Felt,...
Read More: Cannes Review: ‘It Follows’ Is a Teen Horror Movie Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
Monroe is best known for starring in David Robert Mitchell’s 2014 horror film “It Follows,” as well as her turns in “The Guest” and “Independence Day: Resurgence.” She’s set to star in many upcoming films including “Felt,” a biopic of FBI agent Mark Felt,...
- 2/2/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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In the directorial debut of Andrew Sullivan and Geoffrey Orthwein, who took to Kickstarter to help fund it, Bokeh stars Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary as a couple on a romantic vacatoin to Iceland who wake up to find their are the last people on earth.
A little bit Leftovers, a little bit The Quite Earth, I'm definitely down with the vibe of this one.
Synopsis:
On a romantic getawa [Continued ...]...
In the directorial debut of Andrew Sullivan and Geoffrey Orthwein, who took to Kickstarter to help fund it, Bokeh stars Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary as a couple on a romantic vacatoin to Iceland who wake up to find their are the last people on earth.
A little bit Leftovers, a little bit The Quite Earth, I'm definitely down with the vibe of this one.
Synopsis:
On a romantic getawa [Continued ...]...
- 1/31/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Bokeh is built around a captivating, albeit familiar, concept: what if you woke up one day and you were seemingly the last person on the planet? And what if you were on vacation at the time of this dramatic event, leaving you alone (perhaps forever) in a place that is wholly unfamiliar to you? It’s […]
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- 1/31/2017
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Many people dream of a vacation where you and your significant other are all alone with no stress. No loud crowds. No annoying traffic. Just a nice, quiet vacation. In the new trailer for the film “Bokeh,” the movie asks just how long you can enjoy the beautiful country of Iceland if you woke up one day and found out you were the only people left?
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In the film, Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary star as an American couple that just spent their life savings on a trip to Iceland.
Continue reading ‘It Follows’ Star Maika Monroe Is All Alone In Iceland In New Trailer For ‘Bokeh’ at The Playlist.
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In the film, Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary star as an American couple that just spent their life savings on a trip to Iceland.
Continue reading ‘It Follows’ Star Maika Monroe Is All Alone In Iceland In New Trailer For ‘Bokeh’ at The Playlist.
- 1/31/2017
- by Charles Dean
- The Playlist
"This is starting to freak me out... None of this makes any sense." Screen Media Films has unveiled a trailer for a mysterious low-key sci-fi titled Bokeh, starring Maika Monroe (from It Follows, ID: Resurgence) & Matt O'Leary (from Live Free or Die Hard, The Lone Ranger) as a young couple on a trip to Iceland. After exploring around, they wake up one morning to discover that everyone is gone. They attempt to figure out what happened and start wondering if they're the only ones for a reason. The cast includes Arnar Jónsson and Gunnar Helgason. This looks pretty cool, I'm always intrigued by sci-fi like this. Have to check it out. Here's the first trailer for Geoffrey Orthwein & Andrew Sullivan's Bokeh, originally from Yahoo: On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple (Maika Monroe & Matt O'Leary) wake up one morning to discover every person on earth has disappeared.
- 1/31/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
When one wants to getaway, it’s nice to feel separated from tourists and the hustle-bustle of the location, but in a new film, that ultimate desire results in the extreme. The first trailer has arrived for the Iceland-set thriller Bokeh, which follows a couple (It Follows star Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary) on their trip in Iceland. Everything is peachy, of course, until they wake up to find themselves completely alone.
What starts off with shopping cart-rides through the supermarket soon devolves into fear, anxiety, and doubt as the duo try to figure out what has happened. Written and directed by Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan in their collective feature debut, Bokeh could be an intimate, small-scale sci-fi thriller with big ideas packed inside. See the trailer below, with a nod to Yahoo.
On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to...
What starts off with shopping cart-rides through the supermarket soon devolves into fear, anxiety, and doubt as the duo try to figure out what has happened. Written and directed by Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan in their collective feature debut, Bokeh could be an intimate, small-scale sci-fi thriller with big ideas packed inside. See the trailer below, with a nod to Yahoo.
On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to...
- 1/30/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
The company has acquired worldwide rights to the Iceland-set sci-fi from Zealous Pictures in association with Vintage Pictures and Kansha Films and is introducing to Afm buyers this week.
Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan directed Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary in the story of an American couple on a romantic getaway to Iceland who wake up to discover every person on earth has disappeared.
Their struggle to survive and reconcile the mysterious event leads them to reconsider everything they know about themselves and the world.
Screen Media Ventures has set Bokeh for Us theatrical and VOD release in the second quarter of 2017.
Doug Daulton, Kent Genzlinger and Briene Lermitte produced and Dirk Junge and Sullivan served as executive producers.
“Andrew and Geoffrey have created a beautiful and haunting film,” said Seth Needle, senior vice-president of worldwide acquisitions at Screen Media Ventures, who brokered the deal with Adam Galen and Marc Bortz at Preferred Content on behalf...
Geoffrey Orthwein and Andrew Sullivan directed Maika Monroe and Matt O’Leary in the story of an American couple on a romantic getaway to Iceland who wake up to discover every person on earth has disappeared.
Their struggle to survive and reconcile the mysterious event leads them to reconsider everything they know about themselves and the world.
Screen Media Ventures has set Bokeh for Us theatrical and VOD release in the second quarter of 2017.
Doug Daulton, Kent Genzlinger and Briene Lermitte produced and Dirk Junge and Sullivan served as executive producers.
“Andrew and Geoffrey have created a beautiful and haunting film,” said Seth Needle, senior vice-president of worldwide acquisitions at Screen Media Ventures, who brokered the deal with Adam Galen and Marc Bortz at Preferred Content on behalf...
- 11/2/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...
- 7/22/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
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